<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">A source with the Warriors, who picked third that year, says there was sentiment within that organization to take a chance on Stoudemire because his talent was overwhelming. But the team passed because of his background. The same thing happened in Memphis, which picked fourth. And in Denver, which held picks Nos. 5 and 7. In all, seven teams passed on Stoudemire before the Suns grabbed him ninth.</div> MORE: http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/3396082 Looks like they had a good reason to avoid Chris Washburn part II, but still talent is talent.
